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Officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a stun shield here, 50,000 volts there for any inmates that are resisting. the officer will push the button there. it's an automatic six seconds, it stays on, hopefully to stop us from using too much force or any force necessary and we will cuff the inmate and take them out of there. >> a tso is conducted like a military operation, with dozens of correctional officers involved. >> taking notes but really transcribing everything that's going on inside. >> be advised we have five -- >> they are joined by all of the island's speci...

Former commissioner bernard kerik's main weapon against violence by inmates. it's called a tactical search operation, or tso. >> good morning, everybody. we're here today to do a tso. this facility's recognized an increase in assaults by both inmate on staff, inmate on inmate. and there's also information out there that there's an increase in weapon production by the inmate population here. >> the mission of the tso is to hunt down contraband hidden inside the cellblocks of rikers jails, contraband such as drugs and weapons. officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a ...

>> they used the cayenne pepper stuff. it does burn. i've gotten used to it already. i knew it was going to hurt. i did it anyway. i'm doing a life sentence. there's no way i'm going to let an officer disrespect me in front of another prisoner. >> a second round of pepper spray floods the cell. robertson, however, stands firm. moments later, the team rushes the cell. the lead officer activates an electronic stun shield capable of delivering a 50,000-volt shock. temporarily incapacitated, robertson is finally removed

It's called a tactical search operation, or tso. >> good morning, everybody. we're here today to do a tso. this facility's recognized an increase in assaults by both inmate on staff, inmate on inmate. and there's also information out there that there's an increase in weapon production by the inmate population here. >> the mission of the tso is to hunt down contraband hidden inside the cellblocks of rikers jails, contraband such as drugs and weapons. officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a stun shield here, 50,000 volts there for any inmates that are resisting. the ...

Operation, or tso. >> good morning, everybody. we're here today to do a tso. this facility's recognized an increase in assaults by both inmate on staff, inmate on inmate. and there's also information out there that there's an increase in weapon production by the population here. >> the mission of the tso is to hunt down contraband hidden inside the cellblocks of rikers jails, contraband such as drugs and weapons. officers have to be prepared for any unexpected action. >> we have a stun shield here, 50,000 volts there for any inmates that are resisting. the officer will push the button there. i...